This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

That poor woman. Ok, I now have no excuse, NONE, for not keeping a straight face when things go wrong in moot court practice. I was going to post on it, but after seeing this, I have new-found self control!

This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

He reacted as a gentleman.

O/T but he was just stripped of the TdF 2010 and the Giro 2011 titles due to doping, so not so much of a gentleman in my book.../end O/T

This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

He reacted as a gentleman.

This wasn't just the wrong anthem, though. This was an offensive joke of an anthem insulting her home country. I don't know how well I would've reacted.

This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

He reacted as a gentleman.

This wasn't just the wrong anthem, though. This was an offensive joke of an anthem insulting her home country. I don't know how well I would've reacted.

Exactly. I probably would've cried if I were in her shoes.

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This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

He reacted as a gentleman.

This wasn't just the wrong anthem, though. This was an offensive joke of an anthem insulting her home country. I don't know how well I would've reacted.

Yes - despicable. The newspaper article post the lyrics from that fake song....I can't even post them here because they are too X-rated and disgusting!

That poor woman, this was supposed to be her moment of honor as an athlete.

This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

He reacted as a gentleman.

O/T but he was just stripped of the TdF 2010 and the Giro 2011 titles due to doping, so not so much of a gentleman in my book.../end O/T

So that makes it ok for others to insult him by playing the wrong anthem? I don't think so.

REgardless of what you think of Contador, the point is that this happens relatively often. congratulations to this athlete who is mentioned in the OP, but she is only one of many.

This happens more often than you might think. When Alberto Contador won the Tour de France -- pro cycling's most important race -- in 2009 they played the wrong anthem. And when he won the Giro d'Italia in 2011, they too played the wrong anthem.

He reacted as a gentleman.

O/T but he was just stripped of the TdF 2010 and the Giro 2011 titles due to doping, so not so much of a gentleman in my book.../end O/T

So that makes it ok for others to insult him by playing the wrong anthem? I don't think so.

REgardless of what you think of Contador, the point is that this happens relatively often. congratulations to this athlete who is mentioned in the OP, but she is only one of many.

Then we will have to disagree on this one. Bad behaviour in one aspect of a person's life does not mean that they do not know how to behave in other aspects.

In this particular thread, the discussion is of the appropriate behaviour of an athlete when a false national anthem is played in their "honour". Contador also displayed the appropriate behaviour.

Off-topic perhaps, but it is also open to debate as to whether he purposely doped or not. Even the Court of Arbitration for Sport left that question opened. And yes, I am extremely familiar with this situation.

Then we will have to disagree on this one. Bad behaviour in one aspect of a person's life does not mean that they do not know how to behave in other aspects.

True, but for me a "gentleman" encompasses more than the appropriate behaviour under specific circumstances, it means all behaviour.I agree that his behaviour in the anthem playing incident is proper and admirable. Cheating (in general) makes a farce of the sport, and is disrespectful to your fellow athletes.

We've taken this off-topic enough I think. I respect your opinions, and agree to disagree.